#319 most planted
Citrus x sinensis
Sweet orange · also Pineapple orange
BroadleafEvergreen
3,748
trees mapped
0.04%
of all named trees
4
cities
3.3 in
median trunk (8 cm, 28 measured)
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Citrus x sinensis, commonly known as sweet orange, is a broadleaf evergreen hybrid cultivated for its fruit. This moderately vigorous tree produces fragrant white flowers and requires full sun, well-drained soils, and consistent moisture. It is widely grown in warm, subtropical climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,1540.21%——
- 5600.12%——
- 310.02%—3.3 in
- 30.01%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.3 in, mean 3.6 in, 90th percentile 6.1 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Citrus in the catalogue
12 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
